Ashram Support Staff Online Application

General Support Staff Application Form - 2015

This application has many components. Please gather all required information and set aside at least one hour to complete the form.

Should you have questions regarding the application or the application process, please contact Bhagavati (Marla) Moffet at residentservices@yogaville.org or by phone at (434) 969-3121 ext. 176

Step 1 of 5 - Participant Information

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Prerequisites

The General Support Staff Program is open to those who have served for at least one (1) month in the Living Yoga Training (LYT) Program, with the recommendation of the LYT Coordinator, and to graduates of one of the Ashram's month-long Integral Yoga Teacher Training Programs, with the recommendation of the main Yoga Teacher Training Instructor.
General Support Staff members commit to one (1) to six (6) weeks of service, renewable with the approval of the Resident Services department. General Support Staff members serve wherever they are most needed.
General Support Staff members agree to comply with the Integral Yoga Lifestyle Principles.

I completed at least one month at Satchidananda Ashram - Yogaville as a:*

General Support Staff Service/Financial Options

**Full service option is only available to those who have the strength and vitality to comfortably serve this many hours while attending required sadhana (spiritual practice).

Please Choose Service/Financial Option

10 Shifts + 2 Clean-ups

8 Shifts + 2 Clean-ups

6 Shifts + 2 Clean-ups

Total Amount Due:

$0.00

Yogaville Accommodations

I prefer to stay in a:*

dorm room (shared room with hall bath), space permitting

tent (Support Staff members are responsible for bringing their own tenting equipment)

Statement of Purpose for General Support Staff Programs

"Without inner commitment there can be no outer commitment" - Sri Swami Satchidananda

I desire to continue to serve at Satchidananda Ashram by my own free choice, wishing to realize the True Self and to lead a peaceful, useful life filled with physical, mental, and ethical perfections and the spirit of universal brotherhood. I realize that a disciplined body and mind and a life of dedication are necessary to attain this goal.

I seek to fulfill this goal with the help of the ashram environment. I affirm my intention to strive toward perfection in the precepts of Integral Yoga, such as truth, non-violence, spirit of dedication and universal brotherhood, and I will try my best to observe them. I realize that the Ashram rules, authorities, and policies exist solely to help me gain this self-mastery, and I hereby affirm my intention to follow them to the best of my ability, with the help of Sri Swami Satchidananda, his teachings, and his sangha.

I wish to continue learning the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda and experience the yogic way of life as taught at Satchidananda Ashram - Yogaville. Therefore, I agree to abide by the Ashram guidelines -- which include following a vegetarian diet and refraining from the use of alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, or recreational drugs -- both on and off Ashram grounds for the duration of the program. I realize that if I do not comply, I may be asked to leave.

I certify that I am in good health and have no physical or mental ailments, except as may be indicated on this application. I further agree to assume full responsibility for any injuries or damages that might occur to my property or to me during my stay.

Required:*

If I am accepted, I commit to serving as General Support Staff as agreed upon with the Ashram.

Signature - By typing my name I am signing this document and agreeing to the above statements. I also confirm and agree that this application submission does not infer automatic acceptance; I understand that Resident Services will consider my application, check my references, and contact me with their decision.*